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‘A sword has pierced heart’ of city, says Orlando bishop about shooting
Orlando Bishop John Noonan urged people of faith "to turn their hearts and souls" to God and pray for the victims and others following the worst mass shooting in U.S. history June 12. It left 50 dead and 53 wounded.
Pope offers prayers for Orlando victims of ‘absurd violence’
Pope Francis and Archbishop Chaput asked for prayers for the victims of the 49 people killed and 53 injured, and their grieving families, following the shooting rampage of a gunman in Orlando, Florida, early June 12.
Banged up and tired, Catholic teams still grinding it out for a title
La Salle High School vies for the boys lacrosse state championship Saturday, June 11, while Neumann-Goretti is getting ready for its PIAA baseball semifinal game June 13, with eyes on the June 16 championship game.
Alvare says gender equality is ‘not to be grasped’ but asserted
Speaking to 350 women in their 20s, Helen Alvare's views on feminism, sexual abuse, social outreach, the roles of women and collaboration between the sexes cannot, she said, be expressed by men, but by women.
Church agencies looking for answers in response to new overtime rule
Set to take effect Dec. 1, the new Department of Labor rule roughly doubles the salary threshold at which workers would be exempt from overtime pay from $23,660 ($455 weekly) to $47,476 annually ($913 weekly).
Catholic Charities in Minnesota archdiocese to end two longtime services
In the coming months, Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis will close its Seton Prenatal Clinic and cease its adoption program.
By caring for foster child, Phila. couple is making the world a better place
Mike and Nicole Darrah of Northeast Philadelphia are raising a boy through Catholic Social Services' foster care program. The baby doesn't know his situation, only that the Darrahs love him, "and that puts a smile on (his) face.”
Catholics responding as sex abuse lawsuit bill begins path in Senate
The Pennsylvania bill that would allow civil lawsuits on past child sexual abuse enters an important new phase on Monday as the Senate Judiciary Committee begins hearings. Catholics have been contacting their senators on the matter.
Archbishop Gomez calls law allowing physician-assisted suicide ‘unjust’
With California now allowing doctors to prescribe lethal medications for terminally ill patients who ask for them, "we are crossing a line," said the archbishop of Los Angeles.
Clergy assignment changes announced
Archbishop Charles Chaput announced five appointments for priests in the Philadelphia Archdiocese June 10.